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Hallucinations come in many forms including visual, auditory, and tactile. Hallucinations could be the result of a brain tumor, vision loss, or a degenerative disease. Other causes include lack of sleep, medication side effects, infection, or illicit drug use.

A team of five members of the U.S. FDA staff published a review of the use of AI in health care and concluded that while hallucinations in AI systems can be minimized, the trade-off is that efforts to minimize hallucinations tend to diminish the AI’s performance.

Taking care of someone who is sick and feverish can be a worrying experience — especially if they’re very young, very old, or vulnerable to immune system challenges. Anxiety may escalate if the person begins to see and hear things that aren’t really ...

Losing vision can be overwhelming and scary. For many, it comes with an unexpected side effect—hallucinations. Charles Bonnet Syndrome (CBS) causes vivid visual experiences in people with vision loss, but many are too afraid to speak up, fearing they ...

A TikTok artist’s portrayal of his schizophrenia-induced hallucinations has captivated millions of viewers on the platform by providing an accurate and rare visual representation of the disorder. Christopher (@xoradmagical) never thought he’d be in the ...

From delivery to satellites, business leaders at TechSparks agreed that AI’s strength lies in clean, well-governed data. Hallucinations will occur, but better data, tighter controls, and constant retraining can make AI more dependable in real-world applications.

You can’t believe everything you hear, especially if you’re polishing off the third refill of your venti coffee. Australian researchers at La Trobe University have just published a study suggesting that people on a serious caffeine buzz are prone to ...

On his first full day in jail, former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro told a judge on Sunday he had violated his ankle monitoring the day before at his house arrest because of a nervous breakdown and hallucinations caused by a change in his medication.